economics

The Brazilian economy grew by 1 percent in the first three months of 2017, putting an end to the country’s longest recession in history. While this end of recession provides much-needed relief for Brazilian economic policymakers...

Donald Trump campaigned on a platform that emphasized economic growth and catalyzing U.S. business development and job opportunities. This continues to be a top priority for him, as evidenced by his proposed corporate tax cuts...

With $72 billion in outstanding liabilities, Puerto Rico is dangerously close to the verge of an economic disaster. Instead of addressing the underlying causes of this crisis, Puerto Rico’s newly elected governor, Ricardo...

China’s impressive economic growth since the turn of the millennium has been accompanied by its expansion onto the international stage. A lot of attention has been given to China’s increased assertiveness within Asia,...

A few months ago, I wrote an article for Charged Affairs examining how a U.S. Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that incorporates a version of World War II’s...

Only two months into President Trump’s term, the new administration’s rhetoric suggests that commercial relations between the United States and the rest of the world face grave challenges. Compounding uncertainties created by the...

On November 8, 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India’s 500 and 1000 rupee notes were no longer legal tender, subject to certain exceptions and a grace period to exchange the notes. The demonetization...

Foreign correspondent banking allows banks around the world to provide cross-border payment services to their customers through correspondent accounts created at other financial institutions for the purposes of third party...

In late-November 2016, Colombia ratified a revised peace deal with the paramilitary group—the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)—after more than 50 years of violent conflict, an estimated 218,000 deaths, and...

Of President Trump’s many campaign pledges, few were repeated as consistently or often as that to put America “first” and to end investments in nation building overseas. The first days of his administration, though, have already...